2025 Reading Challenge: A book about superheroes or where someone has powers

Are you participating in the 2025 Reading Challenge? We have 12 challenges to complete throughout the year and every month we’ll feature one of the challenge prompts. This month we’re featuring the prompt “a book about superheroes or where someone has powers. Listed below are just a few books that fit the prompt but there are plenty of other books you can pick up!

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Juvenile Fiction

Heroes & villains / The hero revealedPowerlessAlmost superThe girl who could fly

Young Adult

Lost and Found  GoneDreadnought / Super adjacentNot your sidekick

The extraordinaries/ Renegade Steelheart/ZeroesThe second chance of Darius Logan

Adult

Super humanWe Could Be HeroesThe reign of the kingfisherSecret identity / Vicious

Novels about Comic Characters

Breaking the darkFaith : taking flighBlack Canary : Breaking SilenceSuperman : dawnbreaker / The winter soldier : cold front

Graphic Novels

Katie the catsitter  The shadow heroNimona

Like lava in my veins / Donut The Destroyer / My hero academia

See more books that fit the prompt here!

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Books Coming to Screens: February 2025

Sweet Magnolias by Sherryl Woods

Season 4

Welcome to Serenity: A Novel (A Sweet Magnolias Novel, 4): Woods, Sherryl:  9780778311331: Amazon.com: BooksSweet Magnolias (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb

Three South Carolina women, best friends since high school, shepherd one another through the complexities of romance, career and family.

Feb 6th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Invincible

Season 3

Amazon cover imageInvincible (TV Series 2021– ) - IMDb

An adult animated series based on the Skybound/Image comic about a teenager whose father is the most powerful superhero on the planet.

Feb 6th/ Amazon/ Put on hold

This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens

Amazon cover imageThis Time Next Year (2024) - IMDb

Minnie and Quinn are born on the same day, one minute apart. Their lives may begin together, but their worlds couldn’t be more different. Years later they find themselves together again. Maybe it’s time to take a chance on love.

Feb 10th/ Roku/ Put on hold

Sword of destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep

Amazon cover imageThe Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (2025) - IMDb

Hired to probe seaside village attacks, mutant monster hunter Geralt unravels an age-old conflict between humans and sea people that threatens war between kingdoms. Aided by allies, he must solve the mystery before hostilities escalate.

Feb 11th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Bridget Jones: mad about the boy by Helen Fielding

Amazon cover imageBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) - IMDb

Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mom with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son’s science teacher.

Feb 13th/ Theaters/ Put on hold

Paddington by Michael Bond

Paddington in Peru

Amazon cover imagePaddington in Peru (2024) - IMDb

Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey.

Feb 14th/ Theaters/ Put on hold

Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare

Verona’s Romeo & Juliet

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Based on the real story that inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, follows the greatest love story of all time, set as an original pop musical.

Feb 14th/ Theaters/ Put on hold

Colter Shaw series by Jeffery Deaver

Tracker (season 2)

Amazon cover imageTracker Season 2's Best Potential Returning Character Is A Forgotten Season  1 Villain

Colter Shaw travels the country in his old-school RV, helping police and private citizens solve crimes and locate missing persons–until his latest case changes everything.

Feb 16th/ CBS/ Put on hold

Jack Reacher series by Lee Child

Reacher (season 3)

Amazon cover imageReacher (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb

Itinerant former military policeman Jack Reacher solves crimes and metes out his own brand of street justice. Based on the novels by Lee Child.

Feb 20th/ Amazon/ Put on hold

The Monkey by Stephen King

part of book Skeleton Crew

The Monkey (2025) - IMDb

When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.

Feb 21st/ Theaters/ Put on hold

The Unbreakable Boy by Scott Michael LeRette

Amazon cover imageThe Unbreakable Boy - Wikipedia

A young boy with both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism. But what makes him truly unique is his joyous, funny, life-affirming world view that transforms and unites everyone around him.

Feb 21st/ Theaters/ Put on hold

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2025 Youth Media Awards

The 2025 ALA Youth Media Awards were announced on January 27th. Scroll through to see the winners and honorees. Learn more about the awards here.

John Newbery Medal

For the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature.

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“The First State of Being” by Erin Entrada Kelly

Newbery Honor Books

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“Across So Many Seas” by Ruth Behar / “Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All” by Chanel Miller / “One Big Open Sky” by Lesa Cline-Ransome /“The Wrong Way Home” by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Randolph Caldecott Medal

For the most distinguished American picture book for children

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“Chooch Helped” by Rebecca Lee Kunz & Andrea L. Rogers

Caldecott Honor Books

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“Home in a Lunchbox” by Cherry Mo / “My Daddy Is a Cowboy,” by C.G. Esperanza & Stephanie Seales /“Noodles on a Bicycle” by Gracey Zhang & Kyo Maclear / “Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains” by Yuko Shimizu & Anita Yasuda

Coretta Scott King Book

King Author Winner

recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.

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“Twenty-four Seconds from Now…,” by Jason Reynolds

King Author Honor Books

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“Black Girl You Are Atlas” by Renée Watson & Ekua Holmes / “Black Star” by Kwame Alexander / “One Big Open Sky” by Lesa Cline-Ransome

King Illustrator Book winner

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“My Daddy Is a Cowboy,” illustrated by C.G. Esperanza

King Illustrator Honor Books

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“Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King,” illustrated by Ekua Holmes / “Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava” illustrated by E.B. Lewis / “Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller,” illustrated by April Harrison

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award

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“Kwame Crashes the Underworld” by Craig Kofi Farmer

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award

Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin

“Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin” illustrated by Jamiel Law

Michael L. Printz Award

for Excellence in Young Adult Literature

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“Brownstone” by Samuel Teer & Mar Julia

Printz Honor Books

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“Bright Red Fruit” by Safia Elhillo /“Compound Fracture” by Andrew Joseph White / “The Deep Dark” by Molly Knox Ostertag / “Road Home” by Rex Ogle 

Schneider Family Book Award

for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience

Schneider Children’s Award Winner

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“A Little Like Magic” by Sarah Kurpiel

Schneider Honor Books

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“Monster Hands” Karen Kane & Jonaz McMillan / “You’re So Amazing!” by James & Lucy Catchpole & Karen George

Schneider Middle Grade Award Winner

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“Popcorn” by Rob Harrell 

Schneider Middle Grade Honor Books

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“Louder Than Hunger” by John Schu /“Shark Teeth” by Sherri Winston 

Schneider Young Adult Award Winner

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“Chronically Dolores” by Maya Van Wagenen

Schneider Young Adult Honor Books

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“Light Enough to Float” by Lauren Seal /“On the Bright Side” by Anna Sortino

Alex Awards

for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences

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“Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability” by Melissa Blake /“Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined” by David F. Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson / “Daughters of Shandong,” by Eve J. Chung / “Dead Cat Tail Assassins” by P. Djèlí Clark“How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristen Perrin / “I Was a Teenage Slasher” by Stephen Graham Jones / “The Witch of Colchis” by Rosie Hewlett / “The Witchstone” by Henry H. Neff /“Woman, Life, Freedom” by Marjane Satrapi,

Children’s Literature Legacy Award

honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children through books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children’s lives and experiences.

This year’s winner is Carole Boston Weatherford. 

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Margaret A. Edwards Award

for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults

The winner is Tiffany D. Jackson

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Mildred L. Batchelder Award

for an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.

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“John the Skeleton” by Triinu Laan & Marja-Liisa Plats

Batchelder Honor Books

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“Home”by Isabelle Simler / “Johnny, the Sea, and Me” by Melba Escobar & Elizabeth Builes /”Mr. Lepron’s Mystery Soup” by Giovanna Zoboli & Mariachiara Di Giorgio / “A Sleepless Night” by Micaela Chirif &  Joaquín Camp

 

Odyssey Awards

for the best audiobooks produced for children and young adults, available in English in the United States

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“A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen” /“How the Boogeyman Became a Poet” by Abigail Marks

Odyssey Honor Audiobooks

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“Black Girl You Are Atlas” by Renée Watson / “Dispatches from Parts Unknown” by Bryan Bliss /“Girls Like Her”by Melanie Sumrow /”You Are Brave: A Book About Trying New Things” by Margaret O’Hair, Sofia Sanchez, & Sofia Cardoso

Pura Belpré Awards

honoring Latino writers and illustrators whose children’s and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience

Belpré Illustration Winner

The Dream Catcher

“The Dream Catcher” illustrated by Marcelo Verdad

Belpré Illustration Honor Books

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“Abuelo, the Sea, and Me”, illustrated by Tatiana Gardel / “A Maleta Full of Treasures” illustrated by Juana Medina

Belpré Children’s Author Award Winner

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“Lola” by Karla Arenas Valenti

Belpré Children’s Author Honor Books

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“Cruzita and the Mariacheros” by Ashley Granillo / “Ultraviolet” by Aida Salazar 

Belpré Young Adult Author Award Winner

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“Shut Up, This Is Serious” by Carolina Ixta

Belpré Young Adult Author Honor Books

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“Libertad” by Bessie Flores Zaldívar /“Wild Dreamers” by Margarita Engle 

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award

for most distinguished informational book for children

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“Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall” by Lynn Brunelle & Jason Chin

Sibert Honor Books

Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos [Book]The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II (Scholastic Focus) [Book]The Girl Who SangWings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills

“Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos” by Nathalie Alonso & Rudy Gutierrez / “The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II” by Candace Fleming/ “The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival” by Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, & Bethany Strout / “Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills” by Billy Mills, Donna Janell Bowman, &  S. D. Nelson

Stonewall Book Awards

given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience

Stonewall Book Award for Children’s Literature Winner

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“Lunar Boy” by Jes and Cin Wibowo 

Stonewall Honor Books for Children’s Literature

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“Marley’s Pride”by Joëlle Retener & DeAnn Wiley / “Murray Out of Water” by Taylor Tracy / “The Flicker”  by H.E. Edgmon  / “What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice” by Jay Leslie & Loveis Wise

Stonewall Young Adult Literature Award Winner

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“Canto Contigo” by Jonny Garza Villa

Stonewall Honor Books for Young Adult Literature

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“Most Ardently: A Pride and Prejudice Remix” by Gabe Cole Novoa /“Navigating with You” by Jeremy Whitley & Cassio Ribeiro / “Road Home” by Rex Ogle /“Time and Time Again” by Chatham Greenfield

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

for the most distinguished beginning reader book

“Vacation” by Ame Dyckman & Mark Teague

Geisel Honor Books

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“Fox versus Fox” by Corey R. Tabor /“Towed by Toad” by Jashar Awan

William C. Morris Award

for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens

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“Not Like Other Girls” by Meredith Adamo

William C. Morris Award finalists

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“Aisle Nine” by Ian X. Cho / “Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear” by Robin Wasley / “Shut Up, This Is Serious” by Carolina Ixta /“The Wilderness of Girls” by Madeline Claire Franklin 

YALSA Award

for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

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“Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire” by Paula Yoo

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults finalists

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“A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer—and Beyond” by Elizabeth Rusch /“Homebody” by Theo Parish / “Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away” by Candy J. Cooper /“The Unboxing of a Black Girl” by Angela Shanté

Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature

promotes Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and is awarded based on literary and artistic merit

The Picture Book winner:

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“Aloha Everything” by Kaylin Melia George & Mae Waite

Picture Book honor title:

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“The Rock in My Throat” by Kao Kalia Yang & Jiemei Lin

The Children’s Literature Winner:

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“Continental Drifter” by Kathy MacLeod

Children’s Literature honor titles:

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“Mabuhay!” by Zachary Sterling  /”Clairboyance” by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The Young Adult Literature winner:

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“Everything We Never Had” by Randy Ribay

Young Adult Literature honor titles:

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“Lunar New Year Love Story” by Gene Luen Yang & LeUyen Pham / “Dragonfruit” by Makiia Lucier

The Sydney Taylor Book Award

is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.

Gold Medalists

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“An Etrog from Across the Sea” by Deborah Bodin Cohen, Kerry Olitzky, & Stacey Dressen McQueen /”The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival” by Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, & Bethany Strout / “Night Owls” by A.R. Vishny

Silver Medalists

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“Amazing Abe: How Abraham Cahan’s Newspaper Gave a Voice to Jewish Immigrants” by Norman H. Finkelstein / “Joyful Song: A Naming Story” by Lesléa Newman & Susan Gal  / “Rising” by Sidura Ludwig & Sophia Vincent Guy / “The Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World” by Elisa Boxer & Alianna Rozentsveig /“Across So Many Seas” by Ruth Behar  /”Finn and Ezra’s Bar Mitzvah Time Loop” by Joshua S. Levy / “Just Shy of Ordinary” by A.J. Sass / “The Forbidden Book” by Sacha Lamb / “Trajectory” by Cambria Gordon 

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